Game 6: at Oral Roberts // Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium) // March 2 @GoShockersBSB // #DrivingSucce22 2021 Wichita State Schedule/Results (2-3 Overall, 0-0 American) Livin’ on Tulsa Time: Shockers Head to Oral 2/21 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 3-1 Roberts for First Road Test of 2021 2/22 #17 Oklahoma State .........................L, 14-6 2/26 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 10-4 SCENE SETTER: Fresh off a series victory over SIUE Feb. 26-28, the Wichita State University baseball 2/27 SIU Edwardsville...............................L, 9-7 team (2-3) is slated to travel to Tulsa, Okla., to take on perennial Summit League power Oral Roberts (2-5) in 2/28 SIU Edwardsville...............................W, 7-5 a midweek game Tuesday, March 2, at 3 p.m. at J.L. Johnson Stadium. 3/2 at Oral Roberts ...........................................3 p.m. 3/5 Dixie State (Utah) .............................3 p.m. 3/6 Dixie State (Utah) .............................1 p.m. SHOCKER BASEBALL ON THE RADIO: KFH Radio 97.5 FM and 1240 AM will air Tuesday’s contest in 3/7 Dixie State (Utah) .............................1 p.m. Tulsa. Former WSU standout pitcher (1991-94), and Pizza Hut Shockers Sports Hall of Famer Shane Dennis 3/11 at Arizona ..................................................7 p.m. and “The Voice of the Shockers” and Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Famer Mike Kennedy will split play- 3/12 at Arizona ..................................................7 p.m. by-play duties until the conclusion of the Wichita State men’s basketball season. Coverage will include a 3/13 % vs. Air Force ...........................................2 p.m. 3/13 at Arizona ..................................................7 p.m. pregame and postgame show. 3/19 & vs. FIU .....................................................1 p.m. 3/19 at Stetson ..................................................5:30 p.m. SERIES HISTORY: Wichita State and Oral Roberts have met 67 times on the diamond dating all the 3/20 at Stetson ..................................................5:30 p.m. way back to 1982. WSU leads the series, 37-30. The Shockers and Golden Eagles last met in 2019, with 3/21 & vs. FIU .....................................................11 a.m. Wichita State winning in Wichita, 8-2, and in Tulsa, 4-2. 3/23 Kansas State ....................................6 p.m. 3/26 Omaha ............................................6 p.m. 3/27 Omaha ............................................2 p.m. SHOCKER NOTES: Wichita State enters the week at 2-3 overall after winning two of three games 3/28 Omaha ............................................1 p.m. against SIUE Feb. 26-28 at Eck Stadium. The Shockers won the series opener, 10-4, before falling in game 4/1 * at Houston ..............................................2 p.m. two, 9-7, and winning the series finale, 7-5 ... Through five games, WSU is paced at the plate by junior 4/2 * at Houston (DH) ......................................2 p.m. infielder Paxton Wallace (.435 avg., 5 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .826 SLG%, .458 OB%), senior 4/3 * at Houston ..............................................11:30 a.m. 4/9 * Houston (Split DH) .........................1 p.m./6 p.m. outfielder Corrigan Bartlett (.400 avg., 5 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .600 SLG%, .455 OB%), freshman outfielder 4/10 * Houston ........................................2 p.m. Chuck Ingram (.286 avg., 4 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, .643 SLG%) and junior infielder Garrett Kocis (.273 avg., 5 R, 6 H, 2 4/11 * Houston ........................................TBA 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .636 SLG%) ... On the mound WSU is led by junior RHP Liam Eddy (1-1, 5.73 ERA, 11.0 IP, 10 4/16 * at Tulane .................................................TBA H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 15 SO), redshirt sophomore RHP Ryan Stuempfig (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4/17 * at Tulane (DH) .........................................TBA 2 SO) and senior RHP Tommy Barnhouse (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO) ... As a team, 4/18 * at Tulane .................................................TBA 4/23 * at Cincinnati (DH) ....................................12 p.m. Wichita State is hitting .269 with a 6.00 ERA and .983 fielding percentage. 4/24 * at Cincinnati ............................................3 p.m. 4/25 * at Cincinnati ............................................12 p.m. SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS: The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles enter the week at 2-5 overall after 4/30 * ECU (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. dropping two of three games to South Alabama Feb. 26-27 in Tulsa, Okla. ... Through seven contests, ORU 5/1 * ECU ...............................................2 p.m. is led offensively by redshirt junior infielder Ryan Cash (.370 avg., 4 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB), redshirt 5/2 * ECU ...............................................TBA 5/7 * at UCF .....................................................TBA freshman infielder Caleb Denny (.321 avg., 6 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, .679 SLG%) and junior infielder Adam 5/8 * at UCF (DH) .............................................TBA Oviedo (.308 avg., 4 R, 8 H, 3 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .538 SLG%, 5 BB) ... On the mound, the Golden Eagles are 5/9 * at UCF .....................................................TBA paced by sophomore RHP Isaac Coffey (1-0, 1.54 ERA, 11.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 16 SO) and redshirt senior 5/14 * USF (Split DH) ................................1 p.m./6 p.m. RHP Tanner Rogen (0-1, 3.37 ERA, 10.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO) ... As a team, ORU is hitting .237 with a 5/15 * USF ...............................................2 p.m. 5.20 ERA and .971 fielding percentage ... Oral Roberts was picked to finish second in The Summit League 5/16 * USF ...............................................TBA 5/20 * Memphis (Split DH) ........................1 p.m./6 p.m. preseason poll ... The Golden Eagles are under the leadership of 10th season head coach Ryan Folmar. 5/21 * Memphis .......................................6 p.m. 5/22 * Memphis .......................................TBA HAVE A SERIES, PAXTON: Junior infielder Paxton Wallace hit a blistering .615 with eight hits, a 5/25-30 $ American tournament.............................TBA double, triple, two homers, 11 RBIs, a 1.308 slugging and .643 on-base percentage in the Shockers’ three- TBA NCAA Regionals ............................................ TBA game series against SIUE Feb. 26-28. In WSU’s 10-4 win Feb. 26, he went a career-best 3-for-4 with two home TBA NCAA Super Regionals .................................. TBA runs and seven RBIs. The seven runs driven in were the most in a game since 2012. Wallace was named to 6/13-23/24 College World Series ..................................TBA $ = American Athletic Conference tournament (Clearwater, Fla.) Probable Starting Pitchers & = Game played in DeLand, Fla. Wichita State % = Game played in Tucson, Ariz. Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2021 Stats * = American Athletic Conference game Josh Hansell R/R Fr. Chandler, Ariz. -- Home games in bold played at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field All times are CENTRAL SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Oral Roberts Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2021 Stats Andrew Davis R/R Jr. Frisco, Texas 0-1, 8.10, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO SHOCKER BASEBALL 2 The American Weekly Honor Roll March 1 for his performance during the week. NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: Freshman outfielder Chuck Ingram hit .308 with four hits -- all for extra bases -- in Wichita State’s series vs. SIUE. The Kansas City, Mo., native had three doubles and one triple in 13 at bats. 2021 Standings GOING BACK-TO-BACK: Junior infielder Garrett Kocis and senior outfielder Corrigan Bartlett hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning of Wichita State’s game against SIUE Feb. 27. It was the first time Conference Overall the Shockers went back-to-back since March 3, 2018 when Greyson Jenista and Alec Bohm hit back-to- Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. L10 Str back homers in the third inning vs. Nebraska. Memphis 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000 4-0 W4 ECU 0-0 .000 6-1 .857 6-1 W1 SEE. YOU. LATER.: Wichita State hit a combined five home runs in its series against SIUE Feb. 26-28. Houston 0-0 .000 6-1 .857 6-1 W2 Paxton Wallace and Garrett Kocis each had two in the series, while Corrigan Bartlett went deep once. USF 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 4-3 W4 Tulane 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 3-4 L2 DON’T RUN ON ROSS: Junior catcher Ross Cadena has already thrown out two runners attempting UCF 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 3-4 W1 to steal through five games in 2021. Last season, Cadena threw out five runners in 15 games. Wichita State 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 2-3 W1 WELCOME TO THE ICT: WSU welcomes 18 newcomers to Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field, this Cincinnati 0-0 .000 1-5 .167 1-5 W1 season, including infielders Andrew Stewart (So.), Jalon Mack (Fr.), Jordan Rogers (Fr.); outfielders Chuck Ingram (Fr.), Seth Stroh (Fr.) and Corrigan Bartlett (Sr.); catchers Noah Greise (Fr.), Gage Williams (Fr.) and 2021 Preseason Poll Cooper Harris (Fr.); right-handed pitchers Jace Kaminska (Fr.), Cameron Bye (Fr.), LJ McDonough (So.), Josh Hansell (Fr.) and Konnor Lewis (Fr.); and left-handed pitchers Spencer Hynes (R-Jr.), Christian Clack Team Points (1st place votes) (Fr.), Gareth Stroh (Sr.) and Ryne Schooley (R-Fr.). 1. ECU ............................................................................ 49 (7) 2. UCF ..................................................................................39 PRESEASON All-CONFERENCE HONORS: Freshman outfielder Couper Cornblum and junior right- 3. Tulane (1) ........................................................................36 hander Liam Eddy were both named to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. 4. Houston...........................................................................34 Cornblum, a native of Woodway, Texas, led the Shockers at the plate in 2020 with a .354 average, while 5. Wichita State .......................................................25 Eddy, who hails from Brighton, Colo., paced WSU on the rubber with a 1.73 ERA in 26 innings pitched.